IMO the founding of the NHS was the most equitable thing a UK government has ever achieved. When people talk about national identity, the NHS plays a critical role in how we respond. So to see it being consistently undermined and sold off BY OUR OWN GOVERNMENT is a disgrace.

Bank CEOs get huge pay rises, salaries back to pre-crash highs. NatWest CEO pay up from £4.9m to £6.6m. Lloyds Bank CEO, up 20% to £7.4m. Govt abolished cap on on bankers' bonus, regulation weakened, licence to be reckless Guess who will fund bailouts? theguardian.com/business/2026/…

Thames Water wants permission to pollute until 2040. Instead of letting this happen, the government must take the company into special administration and end the sewage scandal. Pleased to add my name to We Own It's letter urging ministers to do this. weownit.org.uk/news/open-lett…

Steve Bannon discussed opposition strategies with Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take down” the pontiff, according to newly released files from the US Department of Justice. Bannon had been highly critical of Francis whom he saw as an

Ireland's basic income pilot for artists worked so well they made it permanent. The economic growth it generated paid back more than its net cost, study shows. How many people are being held back from their potential because they're living bill-to-bill? UBI is true freedom.

Energy giants generated over £125bn profits on their UK operations since 2020. Some of the highest prices in the world. Destroying industry fuelling inflation creating poverty. 120,000 people a year die in fuel poverty, No govt curbs profiteering. endfuelpoverty.org.uk/uk-energy-indu…

After 25 years of using a computer now I know this

Top new release in British and Irish poetry! Thanks to all of you who put it there.

The Tories stole our Royal Mail and sold it to their mates. Since then the company: * pays massive salaries to its execs. * pays huge bonuses to its execs for meeting fake performance goals. * has paid out nearly £2bn in dividends to shareholders. * has invested little, either

We have had endless cuts because "there's no money left". So the money diverted to a pointless war drive will come at the expense of other public spending. We need to protect SEND, welfare and the NHS, not US arms' manufacturers. No more austerity. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Food banks are a lifeline. But they’re not a long-term solution to hunger. Repost if you agree.

Is there a tunnel between the two parties?

"Dirty Business: The Filthy Truth About England’s Water Companies." Channel 4, Feb 23rd at 9pm, be there. thetimes.com/culture/tv-rad…

Thames Water's reply to a customer @robJGray82 about sewage spewing into the street. "Hydraulic overload", they say. That of course translates as we spanked all the money we should have invested in the sewage system, paid it all to shareholders and managers, inflated salaries,

James Talarico Full interview. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?si…

Young people: We can't afford our rent. Multi-millionaire Reform MP Richard Tice: We're going to cut your pay.

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Bring Royal Mail into public ownership. Pass it on.

Turn the pancake, burn the pancake, Reduce the thing to ash; Take the pancake, shake the pancake, Chuck it in the trash! Happy #NationalPancakeDay !

I wrote this for an RSA event 12 years ago, last Year of the Horse when it was paired with wood (this year it's fire). I think this was alluded to in Li Xiadong's installation. I was abashed at its spiritual beauty tbh, not something in my locker, but knew I was lucky to be there